More Utah desert images made via my iPhone.
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Ken
Utah – March 2026 – Part 3
Tag: Sky
Utah – March 2026 – Part 1 – Plan C
It is spring (or almost) and time for another spring trip with my oldest son. Traveling in the U.S. for outdoor activities in the spring, one always has to consider the weather at potential destinations.
The initial plan this year was to fly into Portland, Oregon, drive to Cannon Beach for photography along the Oregon coastline, knowing that the typical rainy weather along the coast might result in last minute changes, and it did. The forecast for the time interval available for this trip was for cool, rainy, overcast weather every day, which can offer some opportunities for photography, but might not be so pleasant every day. So cancel plan A. Move to Plan B.
Plan B was to go to the same area as last year, where there were still some possibilities to see and photograph in some locales not visited during previous trips. Then a  few days before executing Plan B, Plan C came up. Plan C was to explore an area of Utah seen superficially and partially, when passing through on the way to other destinations. Plan C was executed.
I drove two long days to reach the first destination, a first come first serve, free camping area on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) public land not far off of I70 west of Green River, Utah. This area is said to be popular with off roaders and I wanted to be sure to get here to find a campsite before the weekend crowd arrived. As it turned out, while there were a few scattered campers, including those hauling their offroad vehicles, there was no large crowd and I easily found a suitable campsite, somewhat secluded from others.
I shot the sunset panorama standing on the roof rack of my vehicle. If one looks closely, the tops of a few other campers can be seen in this image.
My son met me here to begin our exploration, making this our initial home base. Before he arrived, I had some time to walk around this area, shooting desert scenes with my iPhone. So stay tuned for part 2 to see some of those images.
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Ken
Impressions of Fall 2025 – Part 20
Photos from my final fall photo shoot of 2025.
And that’s a wrap for fall 2025,
Ken
Impressions of Fall 2025 – Part 19
I made one final excursion into Brown County State Park near Nashville, Indiana in the early morning hours the first week in November 2025 to wrap up my fall photography for 2025. My first stop was at Ogle Lake to shoot the sunrise sky.
After sunrise, I drove along a park road, stopping at a few places to shoot the forest scenes in the early morning light.
Ok, this tree is not walking, but it reminds me of an early morning person out for a vigourous fall walk.
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Ken
Impressions of Fall 2025 – Part 18
This is a continuation of 2025 fall photography in Indiana.
A Super Moon was on the calendar for one of my days in Indiana. So I went to Ogle Lake in nearby Brown County State Park to photograph the moon with its reflection in the lake. I chose my shooting position based upon where The Photographers Ephemeris App indicated the moon would rise.
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Ken
Impressions of Fall 2025 – Part 16
This is a continuation of 2025 fall photography in Indiana.
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Ken
Impressions of Fall 2025 – Part 15
More 2025 fall photogrphy in Indiana.
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Ken
Impressions of Fall 2025 – Part 13
Indiana Fall Photography 2025.
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Ken
Badlands National Park, June 2025 – Part 6 – Disappointment
Just before sunset time, I went to my pre-chosen location for sunset photography in Badlands National Park. It was heavily overcast and the prospects for golden hour light on the geological features in the park did not look promising.
Nevertheless, I made a few images prior to sunset time, hoping to maybe duplicate some compositions at golden hour.
At least the sky was dramatic, but the golden hour light never came.
Until next time,
Ken
Badlands National Park, June 2025 – Part 3
At the very end of a visit to Badlands National Park several years ago, I thought I had found a really good place for sunset photography. So during this visit I found that location again and walked around during the day, scouting possible locations to return to at sunset. I used my iPhone camera to test a few compositions and capture a few micro-environmental images.
In ‘Dry Planet’ I wanted to show the similarity between the dry, white clay in the drainage patterns to the white clouds in the sky.
The dry drainage is waiting for more rain from those heavy clouds in the sky.
‘Dry Stream Bed’ features the same drainage as in ‘Anticipation’, from another view point.
The dry mud cracks into segments resembling a picture puzzle.
More scouting photos to come later,
Ken